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Tones are essentially the same as in Thai. "Live syllables" (non-checked) have 5 possible tones: áM áL áF áH áR (mid low falling high rising, as in Thai). "Dead syllables" (open short vowel or stop final) have fewer possible tones. | Tones are essentially the same as in Thai. "Live syllables" (non-checked) have 5 possible tones: áM áL áF áH áR (mid low falling high rising, as in Thai). "Dead syllables" (open short vowel or stop final) have fewer possible tones. | ||
The following is a minimal set for all 5 tones: | |||
*Mid: ''láM'' /lāː/ [l̪ˠaː˧] 'white' | *Mid: ''láM'' /lāː/ [l̪ˠaː˧] 'white' | ||
*Low: ''láL'' /làː/ [l̪ˠaː˨˩] 'loud' | *Low: ''láL'' /làː/ [l̪ˠaː˨˩] 'loud' | ||